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Cuba once again plunges into complete darkness as blackout hits island

‘The country is in such a sad state, and there are no words for what we’re going through’

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa ‘strongest ever’ to hit Cuba after battering Jamaica

Forecasters expect catastrophic damage from the Category 4 storm in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Protests continue in Cuba after days without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Cubans in several neighborhoods in Havana and other cities took to the streets again on Friday, banging pots and pans and demanding the restoration of electrical service as they had done Thursday, after a failure in Cuba’s dilapidated power grid left the country in near total darkness since Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Oct 1, 2022

Even as storm Ian approaches, Cuba focuses on controversial referendum on gay marriage

Cuba, which is holding a high-stakes, islandwide referendum on gay marriage and other family rights on Sunday, has downplayed preparations as Tropical Storm Ian approaches, even as projections for the storm have it hitting the western tip of the island as a major Category 3 hurricane Monday night into Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Sep 25, 2022

Dozens are injured and 17 firefighters are missing as crude oil tank fire rages in Cuba

A blazing fire in a crude oil tank in the port of Matanzas in Cuba caused several explosions Saturday morning that have left at least 77 people injured, local authorities said.

Miami Herald · Aug 6, 2022

Cuban lawmakers pass new penal code critiqued by rights, media groups

Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being critiqued by some rights groups who say its clause on foreign funding may be used to unjustly stifle dissent and independent journalism in the wake of widespread anti-government protests last July.

Reuters · May 16, 2022

Authorities release names of the 26 dead in explosion in Cuban hotel

Efforts to find victims trapped by the rubble of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, which was rocked by a powerful explosion Friday, continued throughout the day Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26.

Miami Herald · May 7, 2022

4 children are among the 26 dead in explosion at Cuban hotel

Efforts to find victims trapped by the rubble of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, which was rocked by a powerful explosion Friday, continued throughout the day Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26.

Miami Herald · May 7, 2022

Several killed, dozens injured in powerful blast at Havana hotel

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak Friday killed eight people and injured at least 40 when it blew away outer walls from a five-star hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.

France 24 · May 6, 2022